6.0 chev
Is anyone towing heavy 11'000 lbs with a 3500 Chevy . Thinging about new truck don't want a another diesel.
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rjstractor wrote:alexleblanc wrote:
I will say as a side note though that next to the big diesels out there the next best thing is the 3.5 Ecoboost, that's what we really need to start seeing in 3/4 ton trucks for the gas option.
The Ecoboost has great hp and torque numbers, but there is some work to do before that engine will work well in a 2500/3500 series truck application. In a commercial application (Ford Transit) the engine is derated and only has a 13K GCWR. It's not even offered in the highest GVWR Transit, probably due to not being able to handle the higher duty cycle. It seems to be a great towing engine in the 150/1500 class but it doesn't appear to be able to handle the same heavy towing stresses that the GM 6.0, Ford 6.2 and FCA 6.4 gas V8s can.
I'm guessing that it's not an issue with the Ecoboost and how robust it is, it's more that they don't want to cannibilize Diesel model sales and profits.
